(1.) This appeal by special leave arises out of the judgment of the Karnataka High Court whereby the petition made by the tenth petitioner under Section 96 of the Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for setting aside of the Notification dated 27th June 1997, forfeiting all copies of the novel "Dharmakaarana" under Section 95 of the Code, has been dismissed.
(2.) The matter arises out of the following facts :
(3.) It is these circumstances that the matter has come before us.